NNPCL to resume oil exploration in Borno

By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has pledged to resume oil exploration activities in Borno State, while assuring the state government of steps to address delays in upgrading the Maiduguri Emergency Power Plant.

The commitments were made on Wednesday when Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, received the NNPCL management team, led by the board chairman, Engr. Ahmadu Musa Kida, in Maiduguri.

The meeting focused on energy development, the resumption of oil exploration in the state and the delayed completion of the emergency power plant upgrade.

Zulum stressed the strategic importance of resuming exploration in t...